Auction: 21124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 9: British and World Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 6039
(x) Charles I (1625-1649), AR Execution Medal, 1649, of German or Dutch manufacture, LEYDEN GOTT UND OBRIGKEIT || CARL . I . V . G . G . KÖNIG VON ENGEL : SCHOTT : UND IRRLAND., draped and cuirassed bust three-quarters left, . F . below bust, rev. BEY DES POFELS MACHT UND STREIT, seven-headed beast standing right over severed head of Charles, crown and sceptre discarded on ground, 46.74mm, 33.35g, 1h (Van Loon II 321; MI 352/210; Eimer 163), some heavier nailmarks to otherwise brilliant fields, a glorious overlying iridescent hue, extremely fine and with excellent eye appeal
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sold for
£2,400
Starting price
£750